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Best of BS Opinion: India must reform QCO regime to meet global standards

Today's Best of BS Opinion analyses India's Quality Control Order overreach, dim prospects for COP30, Ajay Shah on Trump's tariff shock, and Jordan Ellenberg's review of The Great Math War

Jason Bardi's book retraces conceptual conflicts between mathematicians

The Great Math War does something most popular math books don't; it situates mathematics in the context of the people doing the mathematics - and the lives they were living outside the profession

India's spirits industry braces up cautiously ahead of UK FTA ratification

With tariff cuts under the UK-India FTA, spirit producers expect faster growth, price access, and stiffer competition in premium whisky

Bihar's Mithila painting struggles amid eroding local political backing

Despite global acclaim, Bihar's traditional painting cries for help amid eroding local political backing. Aashish Aryan reports from Darbhanga

The world faces action and inaction against climate: What will win?

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity in the first six months of 2025

Early data shows strong resilience of Indian exports to Trump tariffs

To understand the impact of any shock, we must first measure the system correctly. Aggregate export figures have noisy components

Reserve Bank of India nudges states to rejig borrowing amid rising yields

Bond mkt expects OMO calendar in Dec policy review

Technology to disrupt every aspect of healthcare: Narayana Health founder

Narayana Health's founder Devi Shetty says UK acquisition of Practice Plus Group will help integrate technology-driven efficiency into global healthcare, as the group prepares its next growth phase

The QCO regime: India must align regulations with manufacturing ambition

Reform must also focus on how standards are adhered to. India still lacks an adequate accredited testing and certification infrastructure

Weddings, MICE make room for a record year-end hotel, travel bookings

India's 45 lakh weddings, festive travel, and corporate events are set to drive record hotel rates and occupancies, capping another strong year for the hospitality industry

Statsguru: Indian Cloud infrastructure firms face bottomline haziness

The annual trend in Cloud company formation reveals notable growth over the years. However, in 2024, the number dipped, both globally and in India

Superintelligence can result in catastrophic risks, warns OpenAI

Superintelligence typically refers to machines being more intelligent than the smartest humans

Steely resolve under pressure: Buoyant demand fails to lift steel prices

Buoyant demand has failed to push steel prices amid an increase in production and imports, threatening to slow expansion plans and limit companies' ability to reinvest in capacity addition

Germany to purchase 20 more Airbus helicopters in €1 billion defence deal

The funding commitment, first reported by Bloomberg, is contained in a finance ministry paper to be presented to parliament, seen by Reuters on Sunday

UN body sets standards for neurotechnology with global ethics code

The new guidelines aim to protect human rights as neurotech use expands beyond medicine into consumer devices and workplaces

Fresh coat of confidence for legacy paintmakers as stocks rebound

Birla Opus' early gloss fades, giving seasoned players room to repaint the market as disruption fears dry out and demand colours back in

India market darling no more, trails global emerging market peers

Light FPI positioning seen as bullish sign as HSBC, Goldman turn overweight India

'Wake-up call' for Indian companies as cyberattacks rise, says report

From January to June 2025, Kaspersky enterprise solutions blocked more than 200,000 spyware attacks on Indian organisations

US air travel will fall to a trickle due to shutdown: Transportation Secy

Major airlines were dealing with a third day of government-mandated flight cuts after thousands of delays and cancellations snarled traffic on Saturday

Assam Cabinet clears Bill to ban polygamy, victims to receive compensation

Sarma said that if an accused is convicted of polygamy, he may face rigorous imprisonment of up to seven years